605 SPOTLIGHT 5 Libraries Bookmobile Siouxland Director of Siouxland Libraries Jodi Fick says their library system has a long history of bookmobiles serving
the community. In the 1950s, as schools were growing rapidly, the first bookmobile was purchased and traveled from school to school. “Sioux Falls soon expanded the fleet to four bookmobiles,” said Fick. “In 1960, Minnehaha County purchased its first bookmobile to serve town and country schools.” Historically and presently, the bookmobiles bring library materials of high interest to people who may lack physical access to libraries or to under-served communities including public schools, childcare centers, and senior living facilities, Fick adds. Bookmobile coordinator and branch librarian Stephanie Bents says the five bookmobile drivers help people find and check out books and other materials at each stop.
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